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Latin: Saccharomyces cervisae = Brewer's yeast (an ancient hangover remedy)
Hebrew pun: Sa3aR MiNSHaKH KeLeV = hair bite dog (compare Gk Cerberus, the 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades)
English: Take "hair of the dog that bit you" (as a hangover remedy)
June 18, 2009